with aum the talk of the fiscal cliff what will it mean for your pocketbook if we go over it. gene joins us ahead. first we'll and the ranking member what he's doing to keep it from happening. i bet vanhollen is happy about that. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. share everything. share brotherly love. share one up's. mom ? mom ? the share everything plan. lets your family share a pool of data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. now get a lucid by lg, free. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> joining us from washington co congressman chris van hollen from maryland. he can commute from his home to office every day. what's going to happen today? what good is it going to happen today? can anything good happen today? >> yes, something good can happen today. the president is back at the white house, and he's called the congressional leadership